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LPC presents designation proposal for former Whitney at 945 Madison Avenue; public hearing laid over

5576845 · August 14, 2025
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The Landmarks Preservation Commission presented proposals to designate the former Whitney Museum at 945 Madison Avenue as an individual and interior New York City landmark; the joint public hearing was closed and the items were laid over for further consideration.

The New York City Council Subcommittee on Landmarks, Public Sighting, and Dispositions held a joint public hearing on Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) proposals to designate the former Whitney Museum of American Art at 945 Madison Avenue as both an individual and an interior New York City landmark, and then laid the items over for future action.

Margaret Hermann, director of research at the Landmarks Preservation Commission, presented the LPC’s nominations for the building and interior spaces designed by architect Marcel Breuer. The LPC noted the building at 945 Madison Avenue was completed in 1966 as the Whitney Museum’s purpose‑built home and…

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